MATLAB: Do I receive the error “Aborting installation…” when trying to run the MCRInstaller on Windows NT

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I am trying to deploy a stand-alone application that I compiled using the MATLAB Compiler 4 (R14) onto a Windows NT computer.

When I run the MCRInstaller, I receive the following error:

 Aborting installation - could not spawn unzip process.

Why do I receive this error?

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This bug has been fixed for Release 14 SP1 (R14SP1). For previous releases, please read below for any possible workarounds:

This has been verified as a bug in way that the MCRInstaller handles the installation on a Windows NT machine.

Currently, to work around this issue:

1. Ship the following file along with the MCRInstaller:

$MATLAB\toolbox\compiler\deploy\win32\unzip.exe
(where $MATLAB = the MATLAB root directory on your machine)

2. On the target Windows NT machine, run the MCRInstaller.exe.

Let it fail with the "Aborting installation..." error message.

3. After it fails, copy unzip.exe (from Step 1) to the target installation directory specified in Step 2.

4. Open a DOS command prompt and change to the target installation directory specified in Step 2. You should see the following files:

 _MCRInstaller.exe
 matlab.ico
 mcr_banner.bmp
 mcr_splash.bmp
 unzip.exe

5. Issue the following command from the DOS command prompt:

 unzip  _MCRInstaller.exe

Note that _MCRInstaller.exe and MCRInstaller.exe are two different files. MCRInstaller.exe extracts the _MCRInstaller.exe file at some point during the installation. Be sure that the unzip command is used on the _MCRInstaller.exe file in the target installation directory.

6. Add the following directory to your system path:

$MCRROOT\v70\runtime\win32

where, $MCRROOT = target installation directory specified in Step 2

For example, if you specified the following installtion directory in Step 2:

   D:\Applications\MathWorks\MATLAB Component Runtime

Then,

$MCRROOT = D:\Applications\MathWorks\MATLAB Component Runtime

And you should add the following directory to your system path:

   D:\Applications\MathWorks\MATLAB Component Runtime\v70\runtime\win32

For information on how to add a directory to your system path, see Solution 1-15ZLK: How do I set my system path under Windows?

http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/data/1-15ZLK.html?solution=1-15ZLK

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MATLAB: Is it possible to deploy the compiled application in MATLAB 7.0 (R14) and install the MCRInstaller in silent mode

This enhancement has been incorporated in Release 2006b (R2006b). For more information see the Related Solution listed below.

For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

The following steps will accomplish a silent install of the MCR on a Windows deployment machine:

1. Unzip MCRInstaller.exe file in a writeable directory. This extracts the necessary files for the MCR installation. We provide a command line UNZIP utility in $MATLABROOT\toolbox\compiler\deploy\win32 for this purpose ($MATLABROOT is the root directory of your MATLAB installation). Execute the following commands in DOS:

 unzip.exe MCRInstaller.exe

This exposes the file MCRInstaller.msi, which is a standard Windows MSI package that includes the MCR archive.

2. Install the MCR with the following command:

 msiexec /q /i MCRInstaller.msi

This installs the MCR in the directory

%PROGRAMFILES%\MathWorks\MATLAB Component Runtime\vXX

The variable %PROGRAMFILES% is typically C:\Program Files by default.

XX is the MCR version.

In a similar fashion, to uninstall the MCR silently:

 msiexec /q /x d:\...\MCRInstaller.msi

For a network install of the MCR, see the Related Solution.

MATLAB: Do I receive License Manager Error -21

This error occurs when attempting to launch MATLAB with a license file that was generated for an older release. See the information below in order to resolve this issue:

Network based licenses:

This error can occur when the version of MATLAB is newer than the version of the license file (license.dat) on the network license manager machine. To resolve this issue, update the license.dat file and/or license manager on the license manager machine to the latest release that you are licensed for. Contact your license administrator to make the updates.

The license.dat file on the server machine is located in:

 $MATLABROOT/etc ($MATLAB\flexlm for releases prior to R2010b on Windows)

(where $MATLAB is the MATLAB installation directory)

NOTE: Once you have made changes to your license file, be sure to restart the license manager for these changes to take effect. For more information on how to restart the license manager, see the Related Solution linked below.

Also, if you are using MATLAB R2007b or earlier, make sure the license.dat file on the MATLAB client is in the following format:

 SERVER <hostname> <HostID> <port>
 USE_SERVER

<hostname> is the hostname of the license server

<HostID> is the HostID of the license server

<port> is the number for license manager daemon (lmgrd)

The license.dat file on the client machine is located in:

Windows

---------

 $MATLABROOT\bin\win32 (for 32-bit MATLAB)
 $MATLABROOT\bin\win64 (for 64-bit MATLAB)

Linux/Unix/Mac

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 $MATLABROOT/etc

(where $MATLABROOT is the MATLAB installation directory)

Standalone based licenses:

If you are receiving this error on Stand Alone installation of MATLAB and have attempted to install from downloaded file, then this error may occur if you have multiple versions of MATLAB downloaded into the same folder. The workaround for this issue is to uninstall and reinstall using fresh downloads.

MATLAB Student Version:

You may receive this error if you have multiple serial numbers for multiple releases, and you use the wrong serial number to activate. To resolve this issue, you will need to reactivate. See the Related Solution for the instructions on how to reactivate the Student Version.

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